Publications

Energy restoration of a historical residential building

The ecology and economy of housing. An assessment system for the evaluation of the suitability of buildings and housing estates for the future.

Multifunctional building in passive house standard - The building was designed as innovative high-quality passive house (wood construction) with the latest ecological building automation as a pilot project which is multipliable in a reduced respectively altered form in Europe as well as overseas.

An integrated (overall) concept for an ecological alpine refuge hut based on solar energy

Conception and implementation of measures to spread selected results from the house of the future - program to the building industry, in particular to meet the target groups architects, builders and building developers.

Research project on comfort and on the health and recreational value of passive houses

Strategies to open markets for passive houses in the east of Austria

The purpose of the work is to analyze the possibilities of the reduction of the energy demand of residential buildings by using telecommunication technologies such as mobile phones or Internet. Lowering room and water temperature during the absence of the inhabitants are of particular relevance.

Elements for the discussion for Technology Platforms, R&D Programs and decision makers in R&D Policy

integral reconstruction of the valuable cultural heritage "Freihof Sulz" to a communication- and action centre; Demonstration project for local culture and life quality, old building techniques, energy saving and ecological reconstruction."

Distributed Generation and Smart Grids - A Roadmap for Austria English, 48 pages

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Costs and benefits of daylight redirection systems: integrated assessment of daylight redirection systems and daylight-dependent control systems to reinforce daylight utilisation in existing buildings.

Façade and Open Space Modernization with Standard Building Components in Housing of the Fifties und Sixties.

Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2001

Community centre with multi-functional usage (cultural events, library, post office, bakery, grocery, daycare, private apartments, meeting point of the generations); role model for consistent implementation of ecological criteria in public tendering; plausible evidence of cost efficiency

The development of a new aluminium - sun collector, where the working- fluid completely run through the absorber- area, to reach a higher efficiency.

In 2014, Austria's public expenditures for energy-related research and development amounted to 143,1 Mio. Euro, increasing the expenditures of 2013 by 14.9%. The research areas of energy efficiency, smart grids and storage and renewables define the priorities of the publicly financed energy research within Austria. English

Practical courses "Integrated and sustainable planning of buildings. Results of the Austrian program - Building of Tomorrow". For architects, civil engineers, environmental engineers and other building professionals within masters programmes.

Models for participation of owners and tenants in ecological refurbishment of multi floor buildings

Discussion of transfer of know how for ecological passivehouses, networking (national and international)